Hand truck for transporting car wheels



P 8, 947. H. L. NEEDHAM 2,418,522

- HAND TRUCK FOR TRANSPORTING CAR WHEELS Filed Feb. 2'7, 1946 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Aprll 8, 1947. H. L. NEEDHAM HAND mucx FOR TRANSPORTING CAR WHEELS Filed Feb. 27, 1946 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Wfmz April 8, 1947. H. L NEEDHAM HAND TRUCK FOR TRANSPORTING CAR WHEELS Filed Feb. 27, 1946 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented Apr. 8, 1947 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HAND TRUCK FOR TRAN SPORTING CAR WHEELS Houghton L. Needham. Chicago, Ill.

Application February 27, 1946, Serial No. 650,568

12 Claims.

The present invention relates to hand trucks for transporting car wheels, and is particularly concerned with the provision of an improved device for transporting a single car wheel of the type employed on railway cars and locomotives. Such car wheels may vary in their diameter from 33 inches to 40 inches, and Diesel engine wheels vary in weight from 1,200 pounds to 1,500 pounds.

According to the prior art methods of transporting such car wheels, it has been customary for one man to roll the wheel, endeavoring to keep the wheel balanced upon the edge of its wheel flange while still rolling it forward and steering it to the point where it is desired to place or use the wheel.

Another mode of transporting these wheels is by means of ordinary heavy platform trucks, in which case two men are required to handle the wheel in placing the wheel on the truck and taking it oif.

Hoists or cranes have been used for handling such wheels, in which case several men are required, one of which mans the hoist or crane and the other attaches the cable or chain to the wheel and guides the wheel to the desired place where it is to be desposited or used.

. None of the prior art methods are safe in their operation, and one of the objects of the present invention is the provision of an improved apparatus for transporting car wheels safely, which apparatus is adapted to be used to load the wheel from its usual position of storage and to unload the wheelinto the proper position for its further.

storage or utilization.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a relatively light yet strong wheel transporting carriage which is adapted to be used to load the wheel, to transport the wheel and also to discharge the wheel, by one man who requires no assistance from anyone else in performing these operations with perfect safety.

Another object of the invention is the provision of an improved wheel truck of the class described, which may be manipulated so that it takes on the load of the wheel and so that the operator may pull down upon the handle to lift the wheel into such a position that it cannot be dislodged accidentally or even purposely except in the intended manner of discharge of the wheel.

' Still another further object of the invention is the provision of an improved wheel carrying truck of the class described which is self-supporting, stable and steerable when it is loaded with a wheel so that all that is necessary for the transportation of the wheel is for the operator to push or pull the vehicle by means of its handle or by pushing on the wheel itself.

Another object is the provision of an improved wheel transporting truck of the class described, which steers easily and may be propelled easily or replacement.

of diiferent size within a predetermined range of sizes so that one truck is adapted to handl all of the ordinary sizes of car-wheels. 1

Another object of the invention is the provision of an improved truck or carriage of the class described, which is sturdy yet light, which is provided with a frame and handle by means of which it can be most conveniently manipu- .lated, and with a suitable supporting surface and a retaining means whereby the car wheel is positively secured on the truck during transportation.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a truck structure which is simple yet efiective, capable of economical manufacture so that it may be placed at the disposal of a vast number of users, and which may be used for a long period of time without necessity for repair Referring to the drawings, of which there are three. sheets:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of a car wheel transporting truck embodying the invention, shown in connection with a car wheel, the weight of which has just been takeniby the truck. which. is being tilted backwardly into the wheel trans-j porting position;

Fig. 2 is' a view in perspective from :the left rear of the truck and wheel showing the wheel and truck in the stable wheel transporting position;

Fig. 3 is a front elevational view of the truck in the position of Fig. 2 with the wheel removed; 1 Fi 4 is a rear elevational view of the truclc in the same position;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary top plan view of the frontend portion of the truck withpart of the frame and supporting plate cut away taken on the plane of the line 5-5 of Fig. 6 looking 1n the direction of the arrows; and

Fig. 6 is a side elevational view in partial secr' tion on the plane of the line 0-6 of F g. 5,

looking in the direction of the arrows.

The railway car wheels which the present truckrailway track. The wheel is provided with a hub l which projects inwardly with respect to the railway car and outwardly at It, and each of these hub portions isprovided. with a plane surface l1, IS. The hub has a through bore IQ of substantially cylindrical shape, of suitable size when expanded by heat to receive the cylindrical in Fig. 4.

car axle upon which the Wheel is' shrunk b-ytight frictional gripping.

The wheels are customarily stored by bein supported on edge on the track flange l4" and resting against a suitable wall, such as a cement abutment at a slight angle which is sufficient to insure the weight of the wheel resting against the wall, but the angleis also relatively small so that there is no possibility ofthe flange which engages the floor sliding outwardly from the wall or from the next adjacent wheel.

'As previously stated, one of the objects of the invention: is the provision of a truck'which is adapted to transport the wheels safely from one point. wherethey are. stored in this: position, to another point where they canrbe discharged and again placedin'th'e samesafeposition;

Referring toiFigs; 1, 5 andl6, thetruck, which is indicated'in: its entirety by the numeral 2.3, is.

preferably provided with anzelongated handlezil, which" may beof substantially inverted U-shape. The handlell' may have. its legs 22, 23 joined to its =yoke'24tby substantially right angular easy bends 25; so'thatthe'yo-ke maybe substantially straight. and of a length adapted to receive both. of the hands of the operator when the operator is pulling-downon thehandle, as shown'in Fig. 1, to: lift thewhee'land toplace'it. in: safe position for. transportation.

Adjacent'the'lowertendj' of each. leg 22, 23,v

these legsare' bent at Janobtuse angle, at:123 soithat the lowerendfp'ortion 21 of each legmay serve as a-.chassis frame member to. carry the.

ating-the truck. This. is the'most convenient and eflicient height for pushing or pullinglthe truck by means of the yoke 24.

' The frame portions 212I of the chassis are preferably joined by means of a: bed plate 28, which may consist of a substantially rectangular sheet of steel of sufficient widthto span the two: legs '22; 23, and of sufiicientilengthto extend from the 'bend' 2fi-to the ends 29 of the leg: members. Bed plate 28 is preferably integrally'joinedtoan upwardly extending face plate 33 by means of an" acute angles! at the ends 29 of the legs; and the faceplate is'preferably bent'at an obtuseangleat 32; along-"a horizon-- tal line so that the -wheel supportingplate por tion 33 extends'rearwardly at an angle to the face plate-30 to keep the car wheel'away from the wheels of the truck."

The handle member; 2| .and all of the other parts of the: truck. are preferably made of steel, andthe handle is preferably made. of tubular. steel...in. order. that. it may be of. a..maximum strength for. a minimum weight.

Bed plate 28. may besecured to handle portions 2'! by aplurality. of. spacedwelds such as, for example, a weld'34- near therear edge of plate 28 4.. and a weld 35 near the ends 29 of the legs on each leg.

The handle member 2| is preferably braced and provided with an additional depending handle 33 on its lower side, this auxiliary handle 36 being also of substantially U-shape, as best shown The auxiliary handle 36 also has a yoke 37 joined by easy right angle bends 38 to a pair of legs 39, 43. The ends of the legs 39, 40 are suitably shaped for maximum engagement with the external surface of legs 22, 23 of the main handle 2! to which they are welded so that handle 36 depends in a substantially vertical position when the vehicle has its chassis horizontal, as shown in Fig. 6.

The width of auxiliary handle 36-is'preferably the same as the main handle, and the length of the" legs of this. auxiliary handle is preferably such that its yoke 37 is in aconvenient positionrearwardly of the car wheel supporting plate portion 33, and at substantially the same horithe other hand, to determine the direction in which the car wheel supporting member 4! is to a point, so that it may bedirected into thebore 19 of a car wheel to be lifted, while the truck is supported upon its auxiliary front wheels 42, as shown in Fig. 1.

The faceplate 3ilzis-given additional support and bracing by a pair. of substantially triangular gusset plates 43, the lower edge 44 of which fits against the bed plate 28 when the front edge 45 fitsagainst the rear oftheface plate 33. Each gusset plate may be welded to the plates 28 and 3t. adjacentits upper and rear corners and also preferably at the front corner in the bend 3|, thus bracing the upwardly extending, face plate 33' andgiving it additional support upon the bed plate 28. I

The gusset plates 43 may also serve as supporting members for the axle 46, which may be made of a square bar of steel, of suitable size, the bar being turned down to cylindrical form at each end'portion 41, 48 and the intermediate square portion 49 having its end shoulders 5i! abuttingagainst the inner surfaces of the gusset plates 43 to which the axle may be welded to prevent turning. The main wheels 49, 5!] are rotatably supported upon the cylindrical end portions 41, 4% of the axle 4-5 by means of suitable roller bearings 5|, which utilize the. central cylindrical surfaces 41, 48 of the shaft as an inner race, and acylindrical bore 52 in the hub of each wheel for an outer race.

The roller bearings are retained in place by a suitable washer between the hub and the gusset plate 43 on the inside, and. by a washer 53 out.- side the hub, which is engaged by acotter pin 54 passing through a suitable hole in the shaft. The.

They are preferably made of steel without any rubber tires as the weight which they carry Would otherwise make the truck difficult topushorpull. They are customarily used on relatively smooth cement platforms or floors, and the trucks are moved relatively slowly so that'any slight roughness in the surface will not tendto dislodge the load.

The car wheel supporting plate portion 33 is preferably provided with additional support and bracing in the form of a pair of tubular struts 56, 51, which extend from the lower end portions of the legs 22, 23 at substantially right angles, where the struts 55, 5'! are welded to the legs 22, 23.

The upper ends of each strut 56, 51 engage the back of the car wheel supporting plate 33 to which these ends are welded, thus providing the car wheel supporting plate 33 with a substantially triangular frame on each side comprising the struts 56, 51, bed frame members 27 and face plate 30.

The car wheel supporting plate portion 33 is preferably formed with an upwardly extending elongated aperture or slot 53, which is preferably substantially rectangular in plan and adapted to pass a supporting bar 59 which carries the car wheel supporting member 4| on its front end, and projects backwardly through the slot 58 to secure the member 41 to the plate 33.

Bar 59 may be substantially rectangular in shape, but preferably has its forward end beveled at 60 like the forward beveled end 61 of the car wheel supporting member 4|. At its rear end bar 59 is provided with an aperture for passing a retaining pin 62, this aperture registering with any pair of the apertures 63 located in a pair of metal strips 5 3 which are spaced from each other sufficiently to pass the bar 59, and which are located on the rear side of plate 33, bordering the slot 58.

The bar 59 supports the car wheel supporting member 4|, which is preferably a partially cylindrical thick walled metal member. The cylindrical wall 55 of the member 4! preferably extends over something less than one-half the periphery of a cylinder, and is preferably formed upon such a radius so that its external cylindrical surface 66 is small enough to go into the bore I9 of any car wheel which the truck is intended to transport, with a suitable clearance for convenient insertion.

The rear end 6'1 of member M is provided with a plane edge, the area of which is augmented by a pair of partially annular members 68, 69 which are welded inside the cylindrical member 4| flush with its rear edge 61, but with their ends abutting against the bar 59.

Bar 59 is also welded on the inner surface of the cylindrical member M midway between the edges 19, H and between arcuate members 68, 69. The bar 59 may be welded adjacent each end i the member ti on both sides of the bar. The member ll preferably has its forward end surfaces beveled so that it tapers at its forward end toward a retaining lip 12, which is preferably bent upwardly at substantially right angles.

This provides a retaining shoulder 13 on the rear side of lip '52 for engaging the face I! of a hub of a car wheel to assure the retention of a car Wheel upon the supporting member M.

As the rear face or edge El of member 4! and the annular members 68 and 59 engage flatwardly against the supporting plate 33. when the aperture in the bar 59 registers with apertures 53 in the plates 64, only a single pin 62 is suflicient to secure the supporting member M on plate 33.

As the bar 59 has its flat sides engaged between the edges of slot 58 and between the plates 54, the member 4| is held against rotation and rotation is also prevented by the transverse pin 62.

Pin 52 preferably has a pointed end M and has its opposite end provided with an axially bent portion 15 to be used as a handle in placing or withdrawing the pin.

The car wheel supporting member 4! is preferably disposed in such a height that when the carriage is in the position of Fig. 1 the wheel 10 is just lifted off its rim it; This adjustment may be made by sliding the bar 59 upward or downward in the slot 58 and securing it in proper position by means of the pin 62. Thus the carriage may be tilted upward until the lip 12 is in position to pass forward into the bore H).

In order to facilitate this movement and to provide for a shift from one point of pivotal support while the wheel is being loaded, to another on which the wheel is safely supported, the truck is preferably provided with the two auxiliary front wheels 42. These are preferably supported upon a forwardly extending frame '16, which may be made of a bar or strip of metal of rectangular cross section.

Frame i6 may have a straight yoke .i'! which may be welded adjacent each of its ends and a plurality of intermediate points, on each edge of the strap portion '5? to the face plate: 30. At each end of the portion T7, the strap of which frame 76 is made extends forwardly at right angles, these portions serving to clear the main wheels 39 and being indicated by the numeral 18.

The strap is then bent laterally at right angles at T9 and forwardly at right angles at 89, and provided with a forward wheel bearing flange 8| which has an aperture for a stub shaft 82. Another piece of strap may be welded to the corner Bil and may have a laterally extending portion and a forwardly extending wheel bearing flange M, which has an aperture for the stub shaft 82.

Wheels 42 may be similar in construction-to main wheels 49, but much smaller in size as they are only intended to bear the weight of the car wheel while it is being loaded or unloaded. The wheels 42 may also be supported upon shafts $2 by means of suitable roller bearings exactly as described with respect to wheels 49.

The yoke 17 of frame 16 is preferably welded to the face plate as in such manner that the forwardly extending bearing plates 3!, 8 extend horizontally forward of the wheel axis 66. The elevation of the frame it on plate 38 is preferably such that when the truck has its chassis 21, 25 horizontal, wheels 42 are lifted Well off the floor, but the handle 2! ma be tilted upward until the truck is Wholly supported upon the wheels t2, when the car wheel supporting member M is tilted forwardly and downwardly to pass into the bore iii of a car wheel. I

The chassis is preferably provided with a caster supporting plate 35, which may consist of a substantially rectangular body portion wide enough to support a caster bearing plate and long enough to span the distance between the legs 22, 23.

The caster supporting plate is preferably secured to the legs. 22, 23 just rearwardly of the obtuse bend Z5 and, therefore, this plate is preferabl provided with a pair of triangular downwardly extending supporting flanges 86 which engage inside the legs 22, 23 to which they are welded along the lower edges of flanges 86. This supports the body 8? of plate 85 in horizontal position when the truck is in the position of Fig, 5.

An upper caster bearing plate 88 may be s ecured to the lower side of body 3'! by means of a plurality of screw bolts 35 located at the four corners of the caster bearing plate.

Caster bearing ing flanges 93 with aligned shaft bores do for receiving the stub shaft 95.

Stub shaft 95 may support the'caster wheel 55 b means of roller bearings engaging the outside of shaft 35 and the inside of the hub bore of the wheel 55 in such manner that the wheel 55 may rotate freely.

Vertical pivot shaft of the caster 92 is located eccentrically with respect to the shaft 95 so that the casterwheel 55 may follow and be guided by the carriage frame, and may turn to follow the direction in which the carriage is being pushed orpulled.

At the upper end of the pivot shaft lid there is a washer and transverse cotter pin or other retaining means, and the shaft 95 may have a head at one end and a cutter pin at the other or may be riveted over at its ends.

The operation of the car wheel transporting truck is as follows:

The car wheel supporting member 4! is'preferably adjusted to be at such a height that it can be conveniently inserted into the bore of a car wheel which is standin in slightly tilted position upon the edge of its wheelflange. The operator may then grasp the end of the handle at 24 and he may lift the handle until the truck is supported wholly upon its small auxiliary front Wheels 42. In this position the handle is lifted higher than shown in Fig, 1 so that the lip 72 at the end of the car wheel supporting member tends diagonally downward and forward.

The operator may then grasp the handle '3'! with the other hand and ma shove the carriage forward until the member ti passes through the bore 59 of a car wheel and until the car wheel has its face [8 engaging the plate 33.

The handle 2! is then tilted backward while the foot of the operator may be placed upon the caster supporting plate 85, as shown in Fig. 1, to push the carriage forward and held it in firm engagement with the wheel iii. As the carriage tilts backward the wheels 42 roll forward and the car wheel I!) is lifted to the position of Fig. 1.

As the handle 2| is pulled farther down from the position of Fig. 1 the weight shifts from the forward wheels 52 to the main wheels 69 and the car wheel lEl tilts backward against the plate 33. on the member 4! until it is supported in the position of Fig. 2, when the chassis is horizontal and supported upon the two main wheels c9 and caster wheel 55.

In some embodiments of the invention it is not necessary to have the upwardly extending lip 32 or retaining shoulder 73, but this is an additional desirable safety feature, positively preventing the member ll from sliding backward out of the bore IQ of a car wheel when member M engages the top of the bore I9.

11-, will be observed that when the hub face engages the plate 33, as shown in Fig. 1, the car wheel clears the wheels 49 which are rearwardly disposed and also the wheels 12 which are downwardly and rearwardly disposed with respect to the periphery of the car wheel ill.

It should also be observed that the car wheel is supported substantially at its center of gravity and that the truck wheels are far enough apart so that there isno danger of the truck tipping. Also the car wheel rests flatly against the surface of plate 33 so that it is stable'and the great weight of the car wheel assists in holding it in position, impaled upon the supporting member 4|.

The car wheel may then be transported by merely pushing or pulling upon the handle 2|, and it may be wheeled until the lower edge cf the car wheel is adjacent the wall or other wheel against which it is to be tilted.

Then the operator may lift the handle 2| by means of the yoke 24 until the small front wheels d2 engage the ground and the main wheels 49 are lifted from the ground to the position of Fig. 1. This unloading motion may be assisted by the operator grasping the yoke 3! of handle 35, which is in a more convenient position for lifting, as soon as the handle 2i has been elevated a certain amount.

As the center of gravity of the car wheel l0 passes over the point of load support 96 where the little wheels 42 engage the floor ill, there may be a tendency for the wheels 2 to roll backward, and this may be resisted by the operator by placing his foot on th caster supporting plate 85, as shown in Fig. 1, during the unloading operation in resisting the forces tending to tip the truck in a clockwise direction While unloading.

A continued motion of the handle 2! in a clockwise direction will result in the wheel lil bein placed upon its flange M on the ground at the proper distance from the adjacent wheel or Wall, against which the wheel it may be tilted into a stable storage position. Further tilting of the handle 2! in a clockwise direction about the pivotal support 96 for wheels 12 will cause the member H to be depressed in the bore l9 until lip 12 will clear the upper surface of bore H9.

The operator may then draw the truck horizontally backward by means of handles 31 and 24 until the member 4A is withdrawn fro-m the bore E9 of the wheel Iii, leaving the wheel in the same position in which it was originally found,v

but after being transported to a new place for use or storage.

It will thus be observed that I have invented an improved truck for transporting car wheels, by means of which one man may manipulate the truck so that the wheel is loaded and carried in stable position upon the truck.

Thereafter he may transport it safely to any desired point with a minimum amount of effort and without an possibility of accident.

At the point of discharge the Wheel may be unloaded by one man who need only so manipulate the truck that the wheel is brought to the right place and tilted over into the same position in which it was found, and all of the operation may be conducted with a minimum amountof labor and in the shortest possible time.

The accidents which were quite common with the manual methods of transporting car wheels, according to the prior art, are practically eliminated by the use of my truck, and the factor of safety with its use is even greater than that which is present in the transporting methods whichv require the use of an expensive hoist or crane and the employment of several men.

The present truck may be manufactured at av 9 for the laborers in transporting these heavy car wheels.

The present truck is simple in construction and its manipulation is easily learned so that unskilled labor may be employed in transporting the Wheels. It may be manufactured at a low cost and thus may be purchased, even where car wheels are transported infrequently, in view of its great safety.

While I have illustrated a preferred embodiment of my invention, many modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention, and I do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of all changes within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

1. In a wheeled vehicle for transporting railway car wheels or the like, the combination of a chassis provided with wheels, and a handle member extending rearwardly and upwardly from said chassis, with a wheel supporting member extending forwardly and upwardly and adapted to be inserted into the bore of a car wheel when the vehicle has its handle tilted upwardly whereby the wheel supporting member may lift the wheel from its edge into the position in which the weight of the wheel keeps the wheel impaled upon said wheel supporting member for safe transport upon said vehicle, said chassis including a pair of main supporting wheels located forwardly of the chassis under said car wheel supporting member, about which the chassis may be tilted, and said chassis including a rearwardly located stabilizing wheel for supporting a minor part of the load on the vehicle, said latter wheel comprising a caster wheel mounted upon a vertical axis on said chassis, said vertical axis being eccentric with respect to the wheel axis, whereby the caster wheel is steered by the force applied to the propulsion of the chassis.

2. In a wheeled vehicle for transporting railway car wheels or the like, the combination of a chassis provided with wheels, and a handle member extending rearwardly and upwardly from said chassis, with a wheel supporting member extending forwardly and upwardly and adapted to be inserted into the bore of a car Wheel when the vehicle has its handle tilted upwardly whereby the wheel supporting member may lift the wheel from its edge into the position in which the weight of the wheel keeps the wheel impaled upon said wheel supporting member for safe transport upon said vehicle, said car wheel supporting member having an upwardly extending portion provided with a retaining shoulder for assuring the retention of the wheel on said member during loading.

3. In a wheeled vehicle for transporting railway car wheels or the like, the combination of a chassis provided with wheels. and a handle member extending rearwardly and upwardly from said chassis, with a wheel supporting member extending forwardly and upwardly and adapted to be inserted into the bore of a car wheel when the vehicle has its handle tilted upwardly hereby the heel supporting member may lift the wheel from its edge into the position in which the weight of the wheel keeps the wheel impaled upon said wheel supporting member for safe transport upon said vehicle, said car wheel supporting member being adjustable in elevation on said chassis whereby the vehicle is adapted to facilitate the 1O loading and unloading and transportation of car wheels of different sizes. I

4. In a wheeled vehicle for transporting railway car wheels or the like, the combination of a chassis provided with wheels, and a handle member extending rearwardly and upwardly from said chassis, with a wheel supporting member extending forwardly and upwardly and adapted to be inserted into the bore of a car wheel when the vehicle has its handle tilted upwardly whereby the wheel sup-porting member may lift the wheel from its edge into the position in which the weight of the wheel keeps the wheel impaled upon said wheel supporting member for safe transport upon said vehicle, the said handle member being provided intermediate the chassis and its end with an auxiliary handle located to be positioned for impressing a forward thrust on the vehicle by means of the hand of the operator when the car wheel supporting member is tilted to the insertion position.

5. A car wheel transporting truck comprising a combined chassis and handle formed of a substantially U-shaped elongated metal member, said member having an obtuse bend between a chassis portion and a handle portion and said chassis portion being joined by a transverse frame member, wheels rotatably mounted upon said chassis portion, a supporting framework mounted upon said chassis portion and an upwardly and forwardly extending car wheel supporting member carried by said framework, for insertion into the bore of a car wheel to be carried on said framework, said car wheel supporting member comprising a partially cylindrical metal member adapted to engage the inside of a car wheel bore.

6. A car wheel transporting truck comprising a combined chassis and handle formed of a sub-- stantially U-shaped elongated metal member, said member having an obtuse bend between a chassis portion and a handle portion and said chassis portion being joined by a transverse frame member, wheels rotatably mounted upon said chassis portion, a supporting framework mounted upon said chassis portion and an upwardly and forwardly extending car wheel supporting member carried by said framework, for insertion into the bore of a car wheel to be carried on said framework, said framework including a forwardly and backwardly extending face plate provided with a rearwardly extending portion adapted to engage the face of a wheel at said wheel supporting member, said wheel supporting member being mounted upon a bar and said bar projecting through said framework and having a plurality of points of support at different elevations, for wheels of different sizes.

'7. A car wheel transporting truck comprising a combined chassis and handle formed of a substantially U-shaped elongated metal member, said member having an obtuse bend between a chassis portion and a handle portion and said chassis portion being joined by a transverse frame member, wheels rotatably mounted upon said chassis portion, a supporting framework mounted upon said chassis portion and an upwardly and forwardly extending car wheel supporting member carried by said framework, for insertion into the bore of a car wheel to be carried on said framework, said transverse frame member and framework comprising a metal plate joining the chassis portions and bent backwardly and upwardly and provided with a backwardly tilted plane portion for supporting the car wheel in position to clear the chassis wheels, said rearwardly extending;

11 portion of said plate being joined tosaid handle portion by rearwardly extending struts.

8. -A carwheel transporting truck comprising a combined chassis-and handle formed of a substantially U-shaped elongatedmetal member, said member having an obtuse bend between a chassis portion and a handle portion and said chassis portion being joined by a transverse frame member, wheels rotatably mounted upon said chassis portion, asupporting framework mounted upon said chassis portion and an upwardly and forwardly extending car wheel supporting member carried by said framework, for insertion into the bore of a car wheel to be carried on said framework, said handle portion being joined by a caster supportingplate and said caster supporting plate carrying a caster pivoted for rotation about a vertical axis and having a rearwardly pivoted wheel.

9. A car wheel transporting truck comprising a combined chassisand handle formed of a substantially U-shaped elongated metal member, said member having an obtusebend between a chassis portion and a handle portion and said chassis portion being joined by a transverse frame member, wheels rotatably mounted upon said chassis portion, a supporting framework mounted upon said chassis portion and an upwardly and forwardly extending car wheel supporting member carried by said framework, for insertion into the bore of a car wheel to be carried on said framework, said handleportion being joined by a caster supporting plate and said caster supporting plate carrying a caster pivoted for rotation about a vertical axis and having a rearwardly pivoted wheel, said supporting framework comprising a metal platehaving alo'wer portion joining the legs of said U-shaped metal member, extending upwardly therefrom, and having a plate portion for engaging the lower side of a car wheel about said car Wheel supporting member.

10. A car wheel transporting truck comprising a combined chassis and handle formed of a substantially U-shaped elongated metal member, said member having an obtuse bend between a chassis portion and a handle portion and said chassis portion being joinedby a transverse frame member, wheels rotatably mounted upon said chassis portion, a supporting framework mounted upon saidchassis portion and an upwardly and forwardly extending car wheel supporting member carried by said framework, for insertion into the bore of a car wheel to be carried on said framework, said handle portion being joined by a caster supporting plate and said caster su -portin late carrying a caster pivoted for rotation about a vertical axis andhaving a rearwardly pivoted wheel, said supporting framework comprising a metal plate having a lower portion joining the l gs f said U-shaped metal member, extending upwardly therefrom, and having a plate portion for engaging the lower side of a car wheel about said car wheel supporting member, said plateportion being joined to and supported from said chassis portion by downwardly extending struts joining said plate portion and the legs of said U-shaped member.

11. A car wheel transporting truckcomprising a-combined chassisand handle formed of a substantially U-shaped elongated metal member, aid member having an obtuse bend between a chassis portion and a handle portion and said chassis l2 portion being joined by-a transverse frame member, wheels ro-tatablymounted upon said chassis portion, a supporting frameworkmo lntedll qn said chassis portion and an upwardlyand forwardly extending car wheel supporting member carried by said framework, for insertion into the bore of a car wheel to be carried'on said framework, said handle portion being joined by ,acaster supporting plate and said caster supporting plate carrying a caster pivoted for rotation abouta vertical, axis and having a rearwardlypivoted wheel, said framework including a base plate joining the legs of said U-shaped vmember,,a transverse bar carried forwardly of saidbase plate and forwardly of said wheels, said bar having forwardly extending wheel supporting portions, and a pair of smaller wheels carried by said wheel supporting portions, to be located under and at both sides of a carwheel during theinsertion of said wheel support member into the bore in said car wheel.

12. A car wheel transporting truck comprising a combined chassis, and handleformedof a substantially U -shaped elon ated metal member, said member having an obtuse bend between a chassis portion and a handle portion and said chassis portion being joined by a transverse frame member, Wheels rotatably mounted upon said chassis portion, a supporting framework mounted upon said chassis portion and an upwardly and forwardly extending oar wheel supporting member carried by said framework, for insertion into the bore of acar wheel to be carried on said frame- Work, said handle portion being joined by a caster supporting plate and said caster supporting plate carrying a caster pivoted for rotation about a vertical axis and having a rearwardly pivotedwheeln said framework including a base plate joining the legs of said'U-shaped member, a transverse-bar carried forwardly of said base plate and forwardly of said wheels, said bar having forwardly extending wheel-supporting "portions, and a pair of smaller wheel's carried by said wheel supporting portions, to be located under andat bothsides of a car wheel during the insertion of said wheel support member into the bore in said car wheel, said U-shaped metal member being provided intermediatethe chassis and its-yoke whioh serves as a handle, with an intermediate depending U-shaped member, the yoke of which serves as a second handle, to be engaged by the operator while holding the first-mentioned yokev in controllably. moving the truck forward, with thecar wheel supporting member in positionto be inserted in a car wheel.

HOUGHTONL, ,NEEDHAM.

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